I would love to apply to more schools but I can't afford it. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Did you apply for the fee assistance program? If you don't qualify, trust me, it's worth the money to add more schools. With such a low GPA you need to apply much more broadly. Your GPA is below the median for acceptees of every school on the list, including your state schools and the HBCUs, so to put it bluntly, as of now it's a tough sell.

Did you apply for the fee assistance program? If you don't qualify, trust me, it's worth the money to add more schools. With such a low GPA you need to apply much more broadly. Your GPA is below the median for acceptees of every school on the list, including your state schools and the HBCUs, so to put it bluntly, as of now it's a tough sell.

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My mom makes too much money for the FAP. It sucks because even though she makes a decent amount of money we are still struggling. BTW do you go to Rutgers?

P.s my gpa is low because I failed organic I. I retook it and I got an A in both organic chem I and II, plus my GPAs after that semester have been above a 3.7.

No I don't go to Rutgers. Will not disclose where to maintain anonymity.

So the F in orgo is the only bad to mediocre science grade? Any Cs? Any B-s or even Bs? Depending on your answer, I think it's ok to have a few reaches in the vein of Columbia, because then you can argue that the one course was an aberration. It's better to fail one course, fix it, and move on than to get a couple of Ds...

It's hard to tell you where to add without an MCAT score. You don't even have a practice score available to us, and even those are suspect. 30+ is too broad, there's a big difference between a 34 and a 31.

Are you an URM? I noticed you had Morehouse and Howard on your list - both very selective to minorities, in case you didn't know.

I agree with previous posts that you need a 33+ on your MCAT to make it through initial screenings. Afterwards, what sets you apart from other applicants? Even further, (the money question) why do you want to be a doctor, rather than another "service" career? Definitely consider DO schools (PCOM, if you want to specialize). MD vs. DO shouldn't be a "make or break" question to ANYONE who is into medicine for the right reasons (the patients!). Just my two cents...